Display rack



May 21, w BURKHIARD DISPLAY 'RACK Filed July 2, 1945 INVENTOR. W/L LIAM 1,. swarm/w.

AT TORNEYI Patented May 21, 1946 DISPLAY RACK William L. Burkhard, Denver, 0010., assignor to Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colo., a corporation of Colorado Application July 2, 1945, Serial No. 602,829

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in display racks.

In places where articles, such as belts, are sold, it is desirable to provide racks on which they can be displayed and where they may be separated into groups of diiferent sizes.

It is the object of this invention to produce a display rack of a simple and substantial construction that can be manufactured at a moderate price and assembled with a minimum of labor.

It is another object to produce a rack, for the purpose described, which shall have such a construction that it can be readily disassembled for shipment.

Another object is to produce a rack of such a construction that the supporting brackets, although readily removable, will be held firmly against movement in any direction.

The above and any other objects that may become apparent as the description proceeds are obtained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in detail, and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated in its preferred form, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, showing the bracket fully assembled and in operative position;

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 22, Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig ure 1.

In the drawing reference numeral 5 designates the web of an elongated sheet channel, whose flanges have been indicated by reference numeral 6. Extending from and formed integral with the upper flange i metal strip 1 that is provided with spaced openings 8 for the reception of screws or nails by means of which it may be secured in place on a wall. Strip 1 is also provided with a plurality of pairs of tongues 9 designed for holding paper squares III on which the sizes and pricesof the belts may be marked. A plurality of arms or bracket II are provided for supporting the belts or other articles. The arms are preferably formed from wire and are, broadly speaking, in the .form of elongated V's, having an upper arm I2 and a lower arm I3. The ends of the arms are bent so as to provide hooks I4 that extend in opposite directions and lie in the plane of the arm.

The'ohannel is provided with groups of holes into which the hooked ends of the arms extend in the manner shown in Figure 2. The web has an upper hole I5 and a lower hole I B for each group and the flanges have corresponding holes II. The four holes I5, I6 and I1 are all in the same transverse plane and are preferably positioned adjacent the corners of the channel. Holes I6 are elongated in the direction of the trans verse plane to such a length that the hook on arm I3 can be inserted through it. The other holes have a size slightly larger than the diameter 0f the wire.

Let us now consider Figure 2 from which the arm is removed in the following manner. Pressure is exerted on arm I3 in an upward direction at point I8, raising the arm sufliciently to disengage the hook from hole I! in the lower flange. The arm is now rotated clockwise until the hooked end of arm I3 is withdrawn through hole I6 and the rotary movement continued until the hook on arm I2 is disconnected from the channel.

The arm is replaced by a movement reverse to that just explained.

It will be obvious that the arms will be held quite firmly against movement relative to the channel. Although holes I! have been shown quite near the corners of the channel, they may be spaced farther away, if desired. When the sheet metal part is formed, it may be braced by a plurality of gussets I9 pressed from the metal or secured thereto by welding.

It is evident that the materials used can be of any strength and therefore the brackets may be designed for the, support of materials of any weight.

Particular attention is called to the construction by means of which the supporting arms are detachably connected with the channel.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A display bracket comprising, an elongated channel whose web is provided with two holes, one adjacent each corner, and whose flanges each has a hole, the four holes being positioned in the same vertical plane, one of the hole in the web having a greater dimension in the vertical plane than the other, and a flexible elongated V-shaped arm having the free ends provided with oppositely extending hooks lying in the plane of the arm, the ends of the arms extending a through the holes in the web and the hooks projecting into the holes in the flanges.

2. A display bracket in accordance with claim 1 in which one of the flanges has an integral strip lying in a plane parallel with the web and provided with holes for the reception of securing means.

3. A supporting arm for use with a display bracket comprising an elongated sheet metal channel whose web has two holes of unequal size, one near each corner and whose webs have each one hole, the four holes lying in the same vertical plane, the arm having the shape of an elongated V, the free ends bei g bent outwardly in opposite directions to provide hooks lying in the plane of the arms, the free ends of the arms being adapted to extend through the holes in the web, the hooks being adapted to extend into the holes in the flanges.

WILLIAM L. BURKHARD. 

